alberta.sequeira@gmail.com
Many of us live on dreams and hopes that what we want to accomplish will. That isn’t reality. Some can but not often. My desire to get my book The Mindset of the Alcoholic and Drug Addict published and out to the public is a struggle. What do they say, the things you had to work the hardest for was the most rewarding?
With this topic being a worldwide problem, I assumed publishers and agents would want to help get the book out to everyone. They say authors need a platform and I have been a professional speaker since 2007, and it’s grown more than I imagined with my services. Now being a speaker is not important if you’re not doing it Internationally. Really! With Zoom and Podcasts, someone can be heard or seen globally. When someone finds out the secret, I’d like to hear it.
This is when they say be persistent. Keep trying. Ignore the hundreds of rejections. Self-publishing is starting to look good to me. I had seven publishers that advertised they were traditional publishers and they wanted my book, BUT, I didn’t fit the traditional side but wanted me to have them self-publish the book. Why not? They’re asking anywhere from $5,000 to $14,000. If I had that money, I’d be happy where I’m at for now.
I did learn that if I wanted a number one publisher like Simon and Schuster, I could for the $14,000. Wow! what as happened with publishers honestly wanting to work with authors? It’s so true when they say everyone make money off a book but the author!
I so wanted to present this book contributed from 34 alcoholic and drug addicts to everyone, but for now, I’m still plugging ahead. As always, I love and appreciate your support.
Until then, remember Someone Stops This Merry-Go-Round and the sequel Please, God, Not Two, is available at http://www.amazon.com/author/albertasequeira. You will go behind closed doors to see why our enabling brings the addicted deeper into their problems. Read the reviews and see what others thought. Once you read the two books, you’ll appreciate The Mindset of the Alcoholic and Drug Addict. After all, the stories are raw and from the addicted themselves.
Addicts helping addicts is a unique gift.
Alberta
Alcohol Abuse - Choices 